Another Formex find that captured my attention were these lamps that premiered as a collaboration between the Design Stories studio and Returhuset in Göteborg. The aim of the collaboration is to create beautiful new products from the industrial waste of local businesses.

For instance, the fabric in the Drawstring Lamps that I like so much was originally made to screen and filter sunlight. That's why it works so beautifully for lighting. Clever ladies. I'm equally smitten with the cords they designed to go with the lamps.

Repa Studio was one of my favorite finds at Formex. They are a new collective of textile designers from all over Sweden. They're working separately but together to help each other out and make a stronger impact in the competitive world of textile design. I think they're on to a smart idea here.

This is their first project since coming together while studying Textile Design at The Swedish School of Textiles in Borås. Taking on Formex's theme this season, the project is called "Fresh" and consists of eight very different patterns that share a common color scale.